ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) – The Coast Guard confirmed a missing boater last seen headed toward North Carolina was located safe on Thanksgiving Day near Bermuda.

A Facebook post from the wife of 58-year-old Mark Carroll stated that her husband was blown off course. The Coast Guard said RCC Bermuda made contact with Carroll on Nov. 28 and that he was safe.

In a Facebook post, the U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic had previously said they suspended the search for 58-year-old Mark Carroll aboard the 42-foot sailing vessel “Ceol Mor,”

Six Coast Guard assets spent over 21 hours searching by air and by sea for Carroll who was last seen aboard the 42-foot sailing vessel “Ceol Mor.” The search covered an area of over 28,000 miles before the Coast Guard called it off.

Carroll departed from the Norfolk/Hampton area of Virginia a week before he was found, with the intent to travel south to North Carolina. The Coast Guard said the last communication with the vessel was on Friday, Nov. 22.

A C130 crew from Air Station Elizabeth City conducted a trackline search of the area but halted it due to crew fatigue.

On Monday morning, the Coast Guard units started air searches.